Press releases and statements

Some 71% of people that die every year of the malaria in the world are children under 5 years and between 10 to 13% of the maternal mortality are attributable to malaria. Africa counts for 86% of all...

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 25 August 2000 -- "Our patience in trying to reach the hungry in Dara-e-Suf in Samangan Province has been rewarded, and we have...

The population of Afghanistan is highly vulnerable and has little capacity to cope with any further economic shocks. This was stated in a report on vulnerability and the humanitarian impact of United...

Drought Affects 37 Million People TEHRAN-GENEVA-NEW YORK - The findings of a technical mission that assessed the devastating consequences of the drought situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran was...

The United Nations and the Government of the Russian Federation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Humanitarian Action in the Northern Caucasus in order to establish a firm basis for the...

The Office of the UN Coordinator for Afghanistan and its mine action programme in Islamabad and Afghanistan observed the date 10 August 2000 as a day of respect and mourning for the tragic departure...

The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the ambush and murder of seven relief workers on 5 August 2000 while traveling from Badghis to Herat in western Afghanistan. He was shocked at...

PRESS RELEASE Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: The 5,000 strong UNOCHA Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan will be suspended this Thursday 10 August as a mark of...

Statement attributable to Ross Mountain, Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator I am deeply concerned with the apparent campaign in the Sudanese media against Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS),...

Mr. Vice-President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. It is an honor and a pleasure for me to address this session of the Council today. On behalf of the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio...